Vulnerability Report

CVE-1999-0920

Title: pop-2d POP daemon buffer overflow via FOLD command allows privilege gain

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-1999-0920

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date May 26, 1999
Modified Date Apr 16, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 10.0 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
73.54%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-1999-0920: Buffer overflow in the pop-2d POP daemon in the IMAP package allows remote attackers to gain privileges via the FOLD command.

Impacted Vendors

U
university_of_washington 2
C
cyrus 1

Reference Links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/283 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/283
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
10.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-1999-0920 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19226
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.